Citizen automatic chronograph in stainless steel with caliber 8110A

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Citizen automatic chronograph in stainless steel with caliber 8110A

Very good condition Citizen automatic chronograph with black dial and baton for each hour. The dial has the number “901077 – KA – Japan – P8110”. The watch has an outer fix bezel with Arabic numerals for every five minutes. The hands are white with baton shape. The luminous are very good. The hands of the chronograph are orange and give a very nice aesthetic to the watch. At three o’clock come two windows for the date and day. The crown has the Citizen logo. It is a stainless steel screw back case with engraved outside “Citizen Watch Co. – 4 901045 TA – 1053157 – GN-4-S - 67-9119 – Japan – SSB – Stainless Steel Back – Base Metal Top – Water Resistant”. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber 8110A and 23 jewels. The watch comes with a stainless steel and black strap and Citizen buckle.

The wish expressed by a certain Shinpei Goto that the products of the Shoko Horological research institute established in 1918, should be “treasured by every citizen and used with increasing satisfaction” was indeed a tall order. He came with the name citizen. Before, Mr. Goto was the mayor of Tokyo from 1911 to 1925. The first production came in 1924 with a pocket watch. In 1930, the Citizen Watch Co. ltd was founded in Tokyo. In 1956, Citizen presents the “Parashock”, the first Japanese shock-proof wristwatch then in 1958 the first alarm wristwatch and 1959 the “Parawater”, a water resistant watch. 1966 was a key date in the Japanese history with the first electronic wristwatch, the “X-8”. In 1976, appears the quartz watch with LCD as well as the first solar powered analog quartz watch. In 1982, comes the thinnest watch, water resistant to 100 meters. In 1985, it is the first diving watch with an electronic depth gauge. Today, Citizen and its subsidiary Miyota produce over 40 million of watches, 14 million under the Citizen brand. Miyota produces over 330 million movement.

Technical details

Automatic chronograph, 60s, 30min, 12h, pillar wheel flyback feature movement with caliber 8110A with 23 jewels, 28,800 A/h and 40 hours of power reserve.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 34.5mmLength including lugs: 39.5mm

Price: Sold